Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 4

No PartB

Mainly female board: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 3

TRUE COLOURS THEATRE

True Colours Theatre provides performing arts classes for children and young people with additional needs and disabilities aged 4 to 21 in the North East.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/10/22		£83,492	£31,725	£51,767	27
02/11/21		£37,513	£29,822	£7,691	8

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.truecolourstheatre.co.uk

mail@truecolourstheatre.co.uk

07786362940

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Recreation

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Darlington, Durham, Gateshead, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside, Sunderland,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
27 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£6,736
Co-Operative Group	£1,908
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland	£750

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to True Colours Theatre
£1,908	22/10/2022	We would like to enhance the experiences of non-verbal and pre-verbal children by providing digital communication aids and sensory toys at our performing arts classes.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to True Colours Theatre
£750	20/01/2022	Providing sensory toys and equipment for disabled young people
National Lottery Community Fund - Communication aids for children with additional needs
£6,736	19/02/2021 1	The funding will be used to purchase visual sensory interactive and digital communication devices to support their performing arts classes and services for children and young people with additional ....more The funding will be used to purchase visual sensory interactive and digital communication devices to support their performing arts classes and services for children and young people with additional needs and disabilities in the North East. This aims to improve mental health and wellbeing.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANTONIA BLAKEMAN Appointed: 2022

KIMBERLEY ELLIOTT (Chair) Appointed: 2023

MARIE CHRISTINE RENFORTH Appointed: 2021

NICOLA WARREN Appointed: 2021

PETER COLLINS Appointed: 2023

ZOE MOAT Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/11/2020, number: 1192136

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

TRUE COLOURS THEATRE
SHAFTO STREET
WALLSEND
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE28 7AL

Objectives

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

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